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Throughout the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries the British oppression rapidly increased as the British began to pass laws against the Irish Catholics in Ireland. Some of the laws included preventing the Irish Catholics from holding public office, limiting their rights to education, buying and selling land, bearing arms, serving in the army, obtaining certain jobs, or voting. These weren’t the only things the British took away from the Irish, they also decided to reform Ireland by…

tradition, not unlike how previous generations of Northern Irish Protestant leaders viewed themselves as solely upholding the British Protestant traditions. Laird believes that the BBC and the Northern Ireland civil service are partially controlled by Irish nationalists. He views himself and other Ulster-Scots as a minority, oppressed by Irish republicans. He is proud of his people, seeing them as an obstacle to the nationalists who seek to dominate Northern Ireland. Further, he sees the…

Jared Vansoelen ENG 2D Mrs. Strong April 20th, 2018 Is It Actually A Sin To Kill A Mockingbird? In the book “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, there is always reference to the quote “It’s a sin to kill a mockingbird”. It is a sin to kill a mockingbird, because they represent innocence, and purity “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don’t eat up people's gardens, don’t nest in corncribs, they don’t do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. That’s why…

Like their fellow members around the world, Orangemen in Canada were Protestants and faithful adherents to the British crown and its colonial representatives. The fraternal association reinforces through the rituals, ceremonies, initiations, and famous Orange bands worn in council sessions and parades. As St Patrick, a celebration held on 17 March, of a heavenly protector saint in Ireland, it is a cultural and religious heritage by the Irish diaspora. St. Patrick's Day was recognized as…

As in Jasper Jones, the people of Maycomb are capable of holding antithetical views in comfortable harmony. There are few people in this world and in the town of Maycomb who only do good for others and for society. They aim for harmony and equality, and although they only do well, they are usually mistreated by society. These very rare and genuine people are referred to as mockingbirds in the text. In the novel “To Kill A Mockingbird”, the characters Atticus Finch, Tom Robinson and “Boo” Radley…

What was a common goal amongst the nationalists of Ireland lead the unity of the Irish people to a an altercation, one that is grieved upon amongst Irish history. Since the 1700's, Irish nationalists stressed about the necessity to withdrawal any British rule or influence from what they believed to be their own, God-given country. The British were a powerful empire that took advantage of their size and strength to control foreign lands. Ireland was in a state of servitude to the British.…

Introduction: Second-generation Irish migrants in post-WWII England took up a variety of noteworthy hybrid-identities. This particular study of displacement is significant in the context of WWII, which produced twenty-seven million displaced persons and furthermore, is relevant in a present day context because of the continually increasing number of refugees worldwide. This essay compares the way that the two popular music bands made up of second-generation Irish migrants, The Pogues and The…

Indigenous Australian Youth Introduction (100 words) Although the ongoing efforts to close the inequality gap between Indigenous Australians and non-Indigenous Australians, statistics show that Indigenous Australian youth still face significant disadvantages. This report will discuss the disadvantages Indigenous youth face in education and the criminal justice system by using up-to-date statistics to illustrate this. Additionally, this report will link these disadvantages with unit concepts to…

The Diaspora’s Influence on the Peacemaking Efforts In terms of aiding in peace, the Irish diaspora did a few different things that were absolutely vital to the establishment of peace in Ireland as well as the creation and signing of the Good Friday Agreement. Firstly to start it is important to note how important the US was in the development of peace. The US was not some small influence or bit part, but rather they were the “critical enabler and catalyst” for the peace talks that happened in…

the Irish Constitution has not relieved those views from their document and continue to support a society forced into a way of life depending on their gender. An issue that piggybacks off gender rights is that abortions are not legalized in the northern part of Ireland; the former Lord Mayor even stated that women leave the country and go to Britain for abortions. Though she did not state if these were done legally, it is fair to say that many are probably not done…